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July 30, 2017

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ScootPad announces seamless integration with Google Classroom

San Jose, CA – Jul 31, 2017 – ScootPad, a leading adaptive learning platform for grades K-8, today announced seamless integration with Google Classroom. This integration helps schools and districts to streamline their classroom management and save teachers valuable time.

“Time-to-instruction is greatly reduced with the ability for students to easily login with their Google account and the simple Google Classroom roster sync for teachers.” said Joe Macchia, CIO at Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123. “Pair that with the natively adaptive and personalized nature of the ScootPad platform and you have a powerhouse tool for educators to include in their instructional toolboxes.”

All schools and districts using Google Classroom can now take advantage of this seamless integration with ScootPad. It’s easy and free. It allows you to create and manage your classes in Google Classroom while eliminating the need to manually create and add students to classrooms again in ScootPad. Integration benefits include:

  • Easy import of your classes from Google Classroom
  • Automatic setup and enrollment of your students
  • Automatic sync of your student roster changes
  • Single Sign On using Google. No ScootPad credentials needed.

“ScootPad makes learning personalized and easier, and this integration helps us fulfill on that promise by simplifying the classroom roster management, saving time for the things that matter” said Bharat Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO of ScootPad. “With this integration, both students and teachers will be seamlessly logged into ScootPad from their Google accounts.”

About ScootPad
Founded in 2011, ScootPad is a leading adaptive learning platform for grades K-8. Delivering highly personalized and accelerated learning through adaptive algorithms, predictive analytics, data visualization, and gamification, ScootPad has become a “go-to” platform for 40,000+ schools across 9,000+ districts. With its comprehensive design, ScootPad has become a classroom staple, providing teachers and students with a full suite of features that are accessible anywhere, any time, on any device. For more information, visit https://www.scootpad.com or follow us on Twitter @ScootPad.

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July 18, 2017

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Stanford AI and Machine Learning professor joins ScootPad Advisory Board

San Jose, CA – Jul 18, 2017 – ScootPad, a leading personalized learning platform, today announced the appointment of Dr. Emma Brunskill to its Advisory Board.

Dr. Emma Brunskill is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University. Dr. Brunskill’s goal is to increase human potential through advancing interactive machine learning. She has been named a 2015 Young Investigator by the Department of the Navy in 2015 and was awarded $510,000 to support her research regarding online reinforcement learning. Dr. Brunskill completed her PhD in Computer Science from MIT.

“We’re very fortunate to have someone as widely respected and accomplished as Dr. Brunskill on our advisory board,” said Bharat Kumar, ScootPad’s Co-Founder & CEO. “Dr. Brunskill’s guidance and experience are invaluable in helping us transform and scale personalized learning leveraging recent advances in AI and machine learning.”

“I’m very excited about how AI and machine learning can help improve student outcomes,” said Dr. Brunskill. “ScootPad provides an excellent opportunity for me to help radically transform the adaptive learning experience using AI.”

About Dr. Brunskill

About ScootPad
Founded in 2011, ScootPad is a leading adaptive learning platform for grades K-8. Delivering highly personalized and accelerated learning through adaptive algorithms, predictive analytics, data visualization, and gamification, ScootPad has become a “go-to” platform for 40,000+ schools across 9,000+ districts. With its comprehensive design, ScootPad has become a classroom staple, providing teachers and students with a full suite of features that are accessible anywhere, any time, on any device. For more information, visit https://www.scootpad.com or follow us on Twitter @ScootPad.